Unit 3 Part 2 Vocabulary

What was the main purpose of the Virginia Plan?

• To maintain state power over the central government

• To create a new federal constitution with supreme central power

• To establish a unicameral legislature

• To give more power to individual states

What type of legislature did the Virginia Plan propose?

• Unicameral

• Tricameral

• Bicameral

• Non-legislative

What was the main proposal of the New Jersey Plan?

• A bicameral legislature with proportional representation

• A unicameral legislature with equal representation of states

• A unicameral legislature with representation based on population

• A bicameral legislature with equal representation of states

What is the structure of the legislative branch according to the Great Compromise?

• One house with equal representation for each state

• Two houses: one with equal representation and one based on population

• Two houses: both based on population

• One house with representation based on state size

How many representatives does each state have in the Senate according to the Great Compromise?

• One

• Two

• Three

• Four

In the House of Representatives, how is the number of representatives determined according to the Great Compromise?

• By the state's land area

• By the state's population

• By the state's wealth

• By the state's age

What was the Three-Fifth Compromise?

• A law that counted all slaves as full citizens for representation.

• A compromise where only three-fifths of a state's slave population would count when determining representation.

• A decision to abolish slavery in all states.

• A treaty that ended the Civil War.

What does the term "Popular Sovereignty" mean?

• The idea that political authority is in the hands of the people.

• The belief that a king should rule the country.

• The concept that only elected officials have power.

• The notion that laws are made by the government alone.

Which branch of the government is responsible for proposing bills and passing them into laws?

• Executive Branch

• Judicial Branch

• Legislative Branch

• Administrative Branch

What is the division of the federal government that includes the president and the administration departments?

• Legislative Branch

• Judicial Branch

• Executive Branch

• State Department